The Benefits of Foster Care

There are 64,000 foster children in California alone, 21,000 of those being in Los Angeles County. Of those children living with foster families, 500 are unable to return to their family and are waiting now to be connected to a family who will adopt. Foster care and adoption give a child an opportunity for change, happiness and growth. The foster care process might be challenging, but creating smiles and offering a stable home for children in need certainly outweigh all concerns.

Through foster care, families become a dynamic support system to children who are waiting to be reunited with their birth parents. While you experience this unique and meaningful experience of parenting, you will become a key factor in a foster child’s life.

Children’s Bureau’s Resource Parents protect and nurture children, meet children’s developmental needs and address delays, support children’s relationships with their birth families, connect children to safe and nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime, and do all of this as a member of our professional team. The requirements of being a resource parent include flexibility, a willingness to grow and learn with a child and, most importantly, provide a safe and stable home where love for a child is demonstrated.

Resource parents are overjoyed as they provide loving homes for children who need support. Their stories show the child’s happiness at being accepted into a family and building those lifelong connections. Watch the delightful journeys of Children’s Bureau’s families in these FosterMore videos: